An autonomous medical waste collection assembly (20) for collecting medical waste within a medical facility, the assembly (20) comprising: a base (22); a plurality of wheels coupled to the base (22) with at least one of the wheels (24) being a powered wheel (40) configured to be powered by a motor (42) to move the assembly (20) along a floor surface; a waste collection unit (26) supported by the base (22) comprising: a waste canister (44) for holding the medical waste; and a suction pump (46) in fluid communication with the waste canister (44) and configured to draw a suction on the waste canister (44); and a controller (28) configured to: receive a current location input signal and a disposal location input signal from a locator network (94) within the medical facility; and navigate the assembly to a disposal station (50) based on the current location input signal and the disposal location input signal.


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    Title :

    AUTONOMOUS WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL WASTE


    Additional title:

    AUTONOME ABFALLSAMMELANORDNUNG UND SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM SAMMELN VON MEDIZINISCHEM ABFALL
    ENSEMBLE AUTONOME DE COLLECTE DE DÉCHETS ET SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉS DE COLLECTE DE DÉCHETS MÉDICAUX


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    Publication date :

    2025-05-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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